Yes: Healthcare is not a commodity to be bought and sold. The market costs billions which should be spent on front line services.

4. Do you agree NHS funding should be increased by a minimum of 4% per annum and brought into line with other G7 countries ?

We are calling for spending to be increased by around £20bn over the next 5 years but with upfront investment to stabilise the NHS more quickly. £20bn is in line with the NHAP’s 4% per annum over the next 5 years.

5. Will you call for a halt to cuts and closures of hospitals , A+E departments, maternity and other local services until suitable and accessible alternatives are in place ?

Decisions must be evidence-based and democratically supported by local clinicians and local people Yes: local democracy is central to Green policy

6. Will you oppose further PFI deals and agree to renegotiate existing PFIs on the basis of good value for the taxpayer ?

Yes: but we would go further and seek ways to end existing PFI deals.

7. Do you oppose any new charges for patients such as for GP visits and hospital stays ?

Yes: We want to go further and make dentistry and prescriptions free at the point of need.

8. Will you call for an exemption of the NHS from TTIP ?

Yes: we already have, but we want to go further and see TTIP scrapped altogether.

9. Do you support NHS strikers calling for the recommended 1% pay rise for NHS staff ?

Yes: Our politicians in Kent have been on the picket lines with workers